A. U. C. 577. C. Claudius Pulcher: T. Sempronius Gracchus. The Istrians defeated.

A. U. C. 578. Cn. Corn. Scipio Hispalus, in whose room C. Val. Lævimus was appointed; Q. Petillius Spurinus.

A. U. C. 579. P. Mucius Scævola: M. Emilius Lepidus 2.

A. U. C. 580. Sp. Postumius Albinus; Q. Mucius Scævola.

A. U. C. 581. L. Postumius Albinus; M. Popilius Lænas.

A. U. C. 582. C. Popilius Lænas; P. Ælius Ligur, both plebeians. War declared against Perseus.

A. U. C. 583. P. Licinius Crassus; C. Cassius Longinus. Perseus gains some advantage over the Romans.

A. U. C. 584. A. Hostilius Mancinus; A. Atilius Serranus.

A. U. C. 585. Q. Marcius Philippus 2; Cn. Servilius Cæpio. The Campaign in Macedonia.

A. U. C. 586. L. Æmilius Paulus 2; C. Licinius Crassus. Perseus is defeated and taken prisoner by Paulus.

A. U. C. 587. Q. Elius Pætus; M. Junius Pennus.

A. U. C. 588. M. Claudius Marcellus; C. Sulpicius

Gallus.

A. U. C. 589.
Torquatus.

Cn. Octavius N epos; T. Manlius

A. U. C. 590. Aulus Manlius Torquatus; Q. Cassius Longus.

A. U. C. 591. Ti. Sempronius Gracchus 2; M. Juvencius Phalna.

A. U. C. 592. P. Corn. Scipio Nasica; C. Marcius Figulus. Demetrius flies from Rome, and is made king of Syria,

A. U. C. 593. M. Valerius Messala; C. Fannius Strabo.

A. U. C. 594. L. Anicius Gallus; M. Corn. Cethegus.

A. U. C. 595. C. Cornelius Dolabella; M. Fulvius. Nobilior.

A. U. C. 596. M. Æmilius Lepidus; C. Popilius Lænas.

A. U. C. 597. Sex. Jul. Cæsar; L. Aurelius Orestes. War against the Dalmatians.

A. U. C. 598. L. Corn. Lentulus Lupus; C. Marcius Figulus 2.

A. U. C. 599. P. Corn. Scipio Nasica 2; M. Claudius Marcellus 2.

A. U. C. 600. Q. Opimius Nepos; L. Postumius Albinus, in whose room M. Acil. Glabrio was appointed.

A. U. C. 601. Q. Fulvius Nobilior; T. Annius Luscus. The false Philip. Wars in Spain.

A. U. C. 602. M. Claudius Marcellus 3; L. Valerius Flaccus.

A. U. C. 603. L. Licinius Lucullus; A. Posthumius Albinus.

A. U. C. 604. T. Quintius Flaminius; M. Acilius Balbus. War between the Carthaginians and Masinissa.

A. U. C. 605. L. Marcinus Censorinus; M. Manilius Nepos. The Romans declare war against Carthage. The Carthaginians wish to accept the hard conditions which are imposed upon them; but the Romans say that Carthage must be destroyed.

A. U. C. 606. Sp. Postumius Albinus; L. Calpur nius Piso Cæsonius. Carthage besieged.

A. U. C. 607. P. Corn. Scipio Africanus Emilianus;

C. Livius Mamilianus Drusus. The siege of Carthage continued with vigor by Scipio.

A. U. C. 608. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus; L. Mummius Achaicus. Carthage surrenders, and is destroyed. Mummius takes and burns Corinth.

A. U. C. 609. Q. Fabius Maximus Emilianus ; L. Hostilius Mancinius.

A. U. C. 610. Ser. Sulpitius Galba;
Ser. Sulpitius Galba; L. Aurelius
Cotta.

A. U. C. 611. Ap. Claudius Pulcher; Q. Cæcilius Metellus Macedonicus. War against the Celtiberians.

A. U. C. 612. L. Cæcilius Metellus Calvus; Q. Fabius Maximus Servilianus.

A. U. C. 613. Q. Pompeius Nepos; C. Servilius Ne

pos.

A. U. C. 614. C. Lælius Sapiens; Q. Servilius Cæpio. The wars with Viriatus.

A. U. C. 615. M. Popilius Lænas; Cn. Calpurnius Piso.

A. U. C. 616. P. Corn. Scipio Nasica Serapio; D. Junius Brutus Callaicus. The two consuls imprisoned by the tribunes.

A. U. C. 617. M. Æmilius Lepidus; C. Hostilius Mancinus. Wars against Numantia.

A. U. C. 618. P. Furius Philus; Sex. Atilius Serra

nus.

A. U. C. 619. Ser. Fulvius Flaccus; Q. Calpurnius Piso.

A. U. C. 620. P. Corn. Scipio 2; C. Fulvius Flaccus.

A. U. C. 621. P. Mucius Scævola; L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. Numantia surrenders to Scipio, and is entirely demolished. The seditions of Ti. Gracchus at Rome.

A. U. C. 622. P. Popilius Lænas; P. Rupillus Nepos.

A. U. C. 623. P. Licinius Crassus Mucianus; L. Valerius Flaccus.

A. U. C. 624. C. Claudius Pulcher; M. Perpenna. In the Census are found 313,823 citizens.

A. U. C. 625. C. Sempronius Tuditanus; M. Aquilius Nepos.

A. U. C. 626. Cn. Oetavius Nepos; T. Annius Luscus Rufus.

A. U. C. 627. L. Cassius Longus; L. Cornelius Cinna. A revolt of slaves in Sicily.